The Gala Concert celebrates the diversity of early music in Rochester in the glorious acoustic environment of St. Anne Church. Presented in "prism" format, singers and instrumentalists surround the audience with music, flowing freely and without interruption from one performance to another.

A special performance featuring the Eastman School of Music organ faculty. Professors David Higgs, Edoardo Bellotti, Nathan Laube, and William Porter will present a program of organ music inspired by the Catholic hymn tradition of Renaissance and Baroque.

This exclusive fundraising event will be hosted by Musica Spei in a beautiful private home on Lake Ontario. Enjoy pairings of food and beer guided by a local expert in fine malt beverages, while a charming ensemble of local singers entertains you—all for a good cause.

Produced by historical trombonist and Eastman alumnus Liza Malamut, and Stephen Kennedy, director of the Christ Church Schola Cantorum, the concert will feature the beautiful music of Praetorius performed by the Schola Cantorum and a period orchestra of sackbuts, cornetti, strings, organ, natural trumpets, and more.

What’s the only thing better than playing great music? Playing it with your friends! Glenna Curren and Caroline Robinson will collaborate for a program of baroque cello highlights by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi.